Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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Page 7
... Weekly Register for January 7 , 1826 , Cobbett beseeches a correspondent not to write across his writing , ' which he pronounces to be a practice of female origin ; and Byron , by the way , in his Don Juan , is not very com- plimentary ...
... Weekly Register for January 7 , 1826 , Cobbett beseeches a correspondent not to write across his writing , ' which he pronounces to be a practice of female origin ; and Byron , by the way , in his Don Juan , is not very com- plimentary ...
Page 64
... weeks ; and you know , mother , that I could not command the elements . My misfortune was , that , when the wind served , I happened to be with a party in the country , and my friend the captain never inquired after me , but set sail ...
... weeks ; and you know , mother , that I could not command the elements . My misfortune was , that , when the wind served , I happened to be with a party in the country , and my friend the captain never inquired after me , but set sail ...
Page 68
... week past is to write to you , and thank you most sincerely for your kind epistle . Will this be a sufficient apology for my letting it be ten days upon my table with- out answering it ? I trust it will : I am sure my own to his friend ...
... week past is to write to you , and thank you most sincerely for your kind epistle . Will this be a sufficient apology for my letting it be ten days upon my table with- out answering it ? I trust it will : I am sure my own to his friend ...
Page 69
... week of a man's life , that is a fit season for the duties of Friendship . Sentiment is not always at hand ; pride ... weeks : I will.
... week of a man's life , that is a fit season for the duties of Friendship . Sentiment is not always at hand ; pride ... weeks : I will.
Page 70
George Seton. 70 Charles Lamb for a few weeks : I will give you a roast fowl for your dinner , and a clean table - cloth every day , and tell you a story by way of dessert . In the heat of the day we will sit in the shade , and , in the ...
George Seton. 70 Charles Lamb for a few weeks : I will give you a roast fowl for your dinner , and a clean table - cloth every day , and tell you a story by way of dessert . In the heat of the day we will sit in the shade , and , in the ...
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